Witham

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proper noun

A town and civil parish with a town council in Braintree district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL8214).

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Meanings

proper nounWitham (countable and uncountable, plural Withams)

plural Withams · alternative Whittome · alternative Withem

  1. countableuncountableA town and civil parish with a town council in Braintree district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL8214).
  2. countableuncountableA river, the River Witham in Lincolnshire, England.
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From *wiht (“bend”) + hām (“homestead”).

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APA

Witham. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Witham

MLA

“Witham.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Witham. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Witham,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Witham.

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